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Agriculture Innovation Center Grant Program
Rural Business-Cooperative Service (Department of Agriculture) is accepting applications until January 31, 2027. It lists awards of up to $1 million, 3 awards expected, $2.5 million in total. Cost sharing is required.
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Key facts
- Opportunity number
- RBCS-2026-AIC
- Status
- Posted, open
- Posted
- September 9, 2026
- Closes
- January 31, 2027
- Award ceiling
- $1,000,000
- Award floor
- $600,000
- Expected awards
- 3
- Total funding
- $2,500,000
- Cost sharing
- Required
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
- Agriculture, Business and Commerce
- Assistance listing
- 10.377 Agriculture Innovation Center Demonstration Program; None None
- Contact
- Natalie Melton Management and Program Analyst · [email protected] · 2026901371
Who can apply
- County governments
- City or township governments
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Small businesses
- Private institutions of higher education
What the agency says
The primary objective of the program is to provide grants to Agriculture Innovation Centers that will provide technical assistance to agricultural producers to market value-added agricultural products.
Other open grants from the Department of Agriculture
| Opportunity | Status | Closes | Award ceiling | Total funding | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assisting Specialty Crop Exports: Low Oxygen Storage and Packaging Systems for U.S. Tree Nuts with Phytosanitary Traceability USDA-FAS-10621-0750-106-27-0001 | Open | Oct 26 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | grants.gov |
| Emergency Citrus Disease Research and Extension Pre-Applications USDA-NIFA-SCRI-012018 | Open | Nov 2 | $15,000,000 | $46,237,828 | grants.gov |
| Tribal Colleges Extension Program Special Emphasis USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-012281 | Open | Nov 2 | $200,000 | $1,500,000 | grants.gov |
| 1890 Institution Teaching, Research, and Extension Capacity Building Grants Program USDA-NIFA-CBGP-011698 | Open | Nov 4 | $750,000 | $56,000,000 | grants.gov |
| Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program USDA-NIFA-NLGCA-011938 | Open | Nov 10 | $750,000 | $5,700,000 | grants.gov |
| Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs Phase II USDA-NIFA-SBIR-012221 | Open | Nov 17 | $650,000 | $24,750,000 | grants.gov |
All grants open to County governments · All grants open to City or township governments · All grants open to For profit organizations other than small businesses · Everything closing in January 2027
Read from the Grants.gov API, last updated 2026-10-23. The agency's notice on Grants.gov is the official record; check it before you apply.